Suspender slide



May 23, 1933. l L, w JOYCE 1,910,797

SUSPENDER SLIDE Filed Dec. 2l, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l L. W. JOYCE sUsPENDER SLIDE May 23. 1933.

Filed Dec. 2l, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet L/.VVJD DE Patented May 23, 1933 yUNITED STA-Tas PATENT Filci:

LYNDON W. JOYCE, or GREENSBORO, NORTH canoIQINA,` AssieNonr ro Joyce-WINNING MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INc., or ennnNsBoRo, NORTH CAROLINA, A CORPORA- TION OF DELAWARE sUsrEivnEitA SLIDE Application led December 21, 1931. Serial No. 582,4()0.

This application relates `,to an improvement on the invention disclosed in my Patent No. 1,845,605, February 16, 1932, granted on my application, 4Serial No.V 562,57 8, led September 12, 1931, for metallic means for gripping fabric. While both applications relate broadly to metallic means for grip ping fabric, the invention common to the two resides in the provision of a middle bar formed as a trough adapted to receive the enlarged end of `a suspender strap or belt sothat thesaid enlarged end may be connected to the middle bar by lateral sliding movement, and will be prevented from sep* aration from said bar by direct pull.`

While the invention is described in this application as a suspender slide, it is `to be understood it is broadly applicable to any employment where it may be desired to form aimetallic binding designed to prevent fray,- ing of the ends of fabric, or to provide gripping rmeans for the free end of theufabric to withstand the strain of any unreasonable pull. It is particularly designed for use in connection with Suspenders, belts and similar articles of apparel. f

The main object of the invention is to provide a fabric slide of the character described which is s'o constructed that the end of the fabric ma be secured to the middle bar by lateral sli ing movement, and the mainbody `of the fabric can be inserted in spaces formed onopposite sides of the middle bar merely by doubling the fabric lengthwise, instead of threading the fabric alternately through the two openings in the manner common to the rectangular closed frame slides of the prior art.

Another 4object of the invention is to 4,provide a slide of this character having the ends laterally and yieldingly adjustable toward and from each other on the middle bar in order to adapt the slide for use either `on fabrics of different widths and having parallel straight edges, or on fabric having opposite diverging edges. i

A further object of the invention is tov provide a slide of the character referred to which can be stamped out of a single piece of'sheet material, with a middle bar adapted to receive either slidably or clampably the enlarged end of a strap and hold it in position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a slide of. the character referred to which can be manually attached to the fabric Figure l1 is a perspective view of the slide Vshown in Figures l, 2 and 3, with several of the fabric receiving arms raised in convenient position for attaching the strap thereto;

Figure 5is a perspective view of a modified form of the invention illustrated in the preceding figures;

Figure 6 is a perspective view of still another modification of the invention in which fabric gripping slide members are slidably and yieldingly connected to each other on a sleve constituting the middle bar of that s i e;

Figure 7 is a front elevation of the slide shown in Figure 6, part of the middle bar being removed to show details of construction;

`Figure 8 is a vertical transverse section on the line 8 8 of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a vertical transverse section of a modified form ofthe suspender slide; and

Figure 10 is a vertical transverse section of another form of the invention, and illustrating another method of securing the fabric to the middle rail.

As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 8 of the drawings, the invention is embodied in a slide stamped out of a single sheet of suitable material. This slide comprises a middle bar 1 having L-shaped members extending in opposite directions laterally from the bar 1, said members having their legs 2, 3, f1 and 5 fixed to said bar 1 and having their free legs 6-7, 8-9 extending parallel to the middle bar 1 and toward the center of the said middle bar.

The opposite pairs of legs 6-7 and 8-9 do not meet but are cut olf short to provide spaces and 11 adapted to receive the fabric 12 doubled lengthwise to facilitate insertion in the spaces 10 and 11. The distances between the vertical parts of the members 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 must be slightly greater than the width of the fabric 12 in order to permit the fabric to lie flat against the middleA bar when inserted, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

The legs 6-7 and 8-9 lie in the same plane as the middle bar so that any pull exerted on the fabric on the opposite sides of the slide will'tend to cause the fabric to engage the middle bar and the horizontal legs 6-7 and 8-9 frictionally, in order to prevent relative movement of the slide and fabric.

In the stamping out operation of forming the slide shown in Figures 1 and 2, parts of the metal or material in the spaces between the middle bar 1 and the legs 6-7 and 8-9 are turned rearwardly to form a trough. The material yfrom the upper space between the bar 1 and the legs 6 and 7 is bent to form a curved flange 13 having its outer end bentto forma short' flange 14. Part of the metal from the space between the bar 1 and the legs 8 and 9 is bent rearwardly yto form another short flange 15 facing the flange 14. The two flanges 1,4 and 15 have their edges separated from each other by a distance very slightly greater than the thickness of the fabric 12.

The space. thus provided by the separation of the edges of the flanges 14 and 15 is adapt ed to receive one end of the fa1bric,adjacent y an enlargement 16 formed thereon, slidably in order to prevent release of the fabric from locking engagement with the bar 1 by transversepull. The enlargement 16 mayl bevmade of permanent shape by sewing the lapped over end to the body of the fabric. It will be apparent from linspection of Figures v2 and 3 that while the fabric may be inserted by lengthwisesliding movement through the slot 17 formed in the middle bar, it will be prevented from movement transversely of the middle bar by locking engagement of the enlargement 16 in the trough of said bar.

Vhen the end of the fabric is inserted in the trough of the middle bar, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings, the fabric itself may be threaded through a suspender or b-elt loop 18. The outer ply of fabric can then be inserted in adjustable locking engagement over the middle bar 1 and under the pairs of legs 6-7 and 8-9 simply by bending the fabric lengthwise of itself and inserting the two meeting edges thereof in the spaces 10 and 11 and then flattening the fabric transversely by pressing down on the center part until the fabriclies flat against the middle bar and in frictional locking contact with the several leg members of the slide.

For ease in assembling the slide, shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, on

Athe enlarged end of the fabric can be insert- Ved in therusuall l:manner through the slot 17 of the bar 1 and the outer ply of fabric can be laid vflat on the top ofthe bar 1 immediately prior to pressing down the legs 6-7 and 8-9 into the same plane as the middle bar 1. The ultimate effect produced is the same as that illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3. It may be preferable however, to use the last shown form as a manufacturing expedient.

In the modification shown in Figure 5, the slide is made substantially S-shape. The middle bar 19 is formed with a troughsubstantially the same as that shown in Figures 1,2 and 3 and having a slot 2O to receive slidably the enlarged end of whatever length of fabric may be intended for use with this particular form of slide. In this modification, L-shaped members 21 and 22 extend in opposite directions laterally from the opposite ends of the middle bar 19, and have their free legs 23 and 24 parallel to the bar 19 and extending toward and beyond the center of the bar 19. The legs 23 and 24 lie in the same plane as the middle bar 19 and each of them serves the same function as the opice posite pair of legs in the form shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3. In fact this form of the invention corresponds to a modification of the form shown in Figure 1 in which the legs 23 and 24 take the place of the legs 6 and 8 of the` first named form. V

Still another form of the invention is illusl'ratedin Figures 6, 7 and 8. In this form, the middle bar 25 is substantially cylindrical and is formed separately from the W-shaped members, the L-shaped members of which constitute the fabric gripping elements of this device. The cylinder 25 is formed from a sheet of metal having one end 26 slightly bent out from the cylindrical surface to lie opposite a short flange 27 formed on the end of a part 28 which projects tangentially from the cylinder as it approaches the end 26. The end 26 and the flange 27 form a slot 29 adapted to receive the enlarged end of a piece of fabric in the manner already described in connection with the other figures of the drawing.

In the cylinder 25, there is slidably mounted the legs 30 and 31 of the two W-shaped members 'connected'at their adjacent ,ends by a tension spring 32. These legs 30 and 31 have L-shaped members 33, 34, 35 and 36 extending in opposite directions laterally from their outer ends, and these members have legs 37, 38, 39 and 40 extending parallel to the legs and 31 and toward the center of the cylinder 25. The yielding adjustment in this case is provided to allow the slide to accommodate itself to fabrics of different widths, or fabrics having their opposite edges converging toward each other. The adjacent ends of the legs 37 and 38, and 39 and 40 are separated from each other to form the spaces 42 and 43 for receiving the fabric in the same manner as the fabric is received by the slide shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3.

In the form shown in Figure 9, the middle bar 44 is bent to form a flange 45 indented at 46 to be forced into gripping contact against the ply 47 of the fabric which may be inserted therebetween. The other elements of this form of the invention are substantially the same as that shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings. In this form, however, the fabric is not intended to slide lengthwise of the middle bar but is intended to be secured thereto by stamping as in a machine designed for that purpose.

The form of the invention shown in Fig ure l0 is substantially the same as that illustrated in Figurev 1; that is, the slide is de signed so that the fabric may be inserted by doubling on itself lengthwise and forcing in between the separated ends of adjacent legs. In this form of the invention, howA ever, the trough is omitted and the middle bar is fiat on both sides. The fabric l2 is merely turned over the middle bar and its free end is made of sufficient length to extend under the lower legs 8 and 9 so that the fold F will be frictionally engaged between the inner and outer plys of the fabric 12 and will be locked against the lower legs 3 and 9 when pull is exerted on the opposite ends of the fabric projecting beyond the opposite pairs of legs of the slide.

While I have described my invention as embodied in concrete form and as operating in a specific manner in accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, it should be understood that I do not limit my invention thereto, since various modications thereof will suggest themselves to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the annexed claims.

What I claim is:

l. A suspender slide comprising a lengthwise slotted trough forming a middle bar, L-shaped members extending in opposite directions laterally from the opposite ends of saidbar, the free legs of said members being parallel to said bar and having their ends extending toward each other, and a strip of fabric having an enlarged end seated in said trough with the body of the fabric extending through the slot and slidable ther-ein and looped between the one side of said middle bar and the lower sides of said legs.

2. A suspender slide comprising a middle bar bent out to form a trough on one side thereof, said trough being slotted lengthwise, a pair of L-shaped members extending in opposite directions laterally from the opposite ends of said bar, the free legs of said members being parallel to said bar and having their ends extending toward each other,

a strip of fabric having an enlarged end seated slidably in said trough, the body of said fabric extending through said slot and being looped between one side ofsaid bar and the sides of said legs.

3. A susp-ender slide comprising a cylindrcal middle bar having parts thereof bent outwardly to form a slotted trough, ishaped members having the legs thereof slidably mounted in said middle bar, means in said bar for yieldingly connecting the ends of said legs, t-he outer ends of said T-shaped members being bent to form legs extending parallel to the axis of said cylinder and toward the center thereof with spaces between the ends of said legs.

. 4. A suspender slide comprising a cylindrical middle bar having parts thereof bent outwardly to form artrough slotted lengthwise, T-shaped members having the central legs thereof slidably mounted in said middle bar, a spring in said bar connecting the ends of said central legs to each other, the ends of said T-shaped members being bent inwardly to form legs parallel to the axis of said cylinder and spaced therefrom, and a strip of fabric having an enlarged end seated in said trough with the body of the fabric slidable in the slot thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LYNDON IV. JOYCE. 

